Friday, November 20, 2009
Click here for RSS feedSEATTLE (AP) -- The federal Government Accountability Office has denied an appeal that protested the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to move its research fleet from Seattle's Lake Union to Newport, Ore. On Thursday, the GAO essentially said the appeal was n ...
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JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- If you're eating turkey this Thanksgiving, chances are the bird will have come from the Midwest or California. Turkey production in the Northwest today consists of a few dozen small farms that sell birds to local buyers during the holiday season. But it wasn't ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:26 AM
Robert Blair is taking precision agriculture to new heights. The North Idaho farmer uses a small, unmanned aircraft with a 9-foot wingspan to gather high-resolution aerial images of his crops. The plane weighs about 10 pounds when equipped with a battery, two digital cameras and a GP ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Another nursery in Oregon's Willamette Valley has filed for bankruptcy protection in the midst of the industry-wide downturn. D. Wells Industries, a 200-acre nursery based in Aurora, Ore., has filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy, which allows family farmers and fishermen to continue operating while ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Members of Congress are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to make public how much money is paid to environmental groups that sue the government under the Endangered Species Act and other federal laws. The money is provided under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Twenty-one me ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:30 AM
Agricultural suppliers and educators are reaching out to small-grain growers to help them through the tough economy. A new farm-management program, which is still being developed, will help farmers deal with key issues such as marketing, government programs, production decisions and other ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:23 AM
Nursery owner Tom Fessler was recently caught off guard by out-of-state plant regulations he didn't even know existed. A few days after sending some azaleas from Oregon to South Carolina, Fessler's company, Woodburn Nursery, was notified the shipment was out of compliance with that state' ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:54 AM
WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Washington apple growers and tree fruit companies are eager to plant their first samples of the state's newest apple variety next spring, says the leader of a research commission involved in the effort. But widespread commercial planting probably won't occur for anothe ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:51 AM
Apple harvest in Central Washington is done. In its wake, a little-known harvest quickly comes and goes. It's the annual digging of millions of young fruit trees in a three-week November window after they go dormant and before their roots freeze in the ground. Morning frost is not l ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:55 AM
In California, producers expect to sell about 15 million birds this year, with as much as 45 percent of sales coming during the holidays, reports the California Poultry Federation. The activity comes as both supply and demand for turkeys appear to be up this year. As of Sept. 30, there were 69, ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:24 AM
A Spokane company pays farmers up to $50 per acre for access to Russian thistles while they're blooming, usually from mid-July into August. Hollister-Stier, which manufactures allergenic extracts, pays farmers in Eastern Washington to vacuum pollen from their Russian thistles, according to Whea ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:46 AM
State alleges BNSF refusing to honor deal on rail costs BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Attorneys for Montana have filed a lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., accusing it of failing to live up to an agreement that requires the company to pay some grain shipping costs in central Montana ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:32 AM
United Potato Growers of Idaho said it has reached its goal of representing 80 percent of all fresh spud acres in the state, but it will move forward under new leadership. The co-op declined to say what the percentage was prior to the membership drive or how many new members it picked up. ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:48 AM
Onion farmers in Idaho and Eastern Oregon have established a new cooperative. United Onions USA Inc. was formed in late September. Thirty-five to 40 growers, with a total of 7,200 acres of onions in the Idaho-Eastern Oregon area, have signed on. Membership is growing and should represent ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:49 AM
WENATCHEE -- Trained and untrained fruit evaluators at Washington State University's Department of Food Science and Nutrition rated the "WA 2" as No. 1 in eating experience over nine other WSU experimental apple varieties and the well-known Fuji apple, said Bruce Barritt, WSU fruit tree breeder. ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:50 AM
Early next year is a window of opportunity for Congress to act on immigration reform, says a leading national apple lobbyist. A year ago, Nancy Foster, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Apple Association, said the shift of power to the Democratic Party in Washington, D.C., s ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:18 AM
An experiment now under way may result in new profitability for overseas milling customers and an expanded market for Pacific Northwest soft white wheat. The Washington Grain Commission recently donated 43 tons of soft white wheat to one of the largest flour mills in Colombia. The idea wa ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:58 AM
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is advising Pacific Northwest farmers to keep an eye out for insect known to cause problems in Asia and the Eastern United States. The brown marmorated stink bug has been found around the Portland metropolitan area and specimens have been found in two ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:19 AM
Two USDA grants will help Washington State University's Small Farms Program assist disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. According to a WSU press release, the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant is nearly $525,000. WSU is providing more than $132,000 in matching fund ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:15 AM
WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Profits weigh heavily on the minds of tree fruit growers as the 105th annual meeting of the Washington State Horticultural Association approaches, Dec. 7-9 in Wenatchee. Close to 600 people had signed up for the conference by Nov. 13, which prompted association Execut ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:26 AM
Some new and prospective farmers in the West will get some help as a result of federal grant funds recently given to Washington State University and a pair of California organizations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $17 million to farmer and rancher training programs nationwid ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:55 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy $18.6 million worth of apples and apple products in the near future, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Nov. 11. The department also announced the purchase of $50 million of pork, $12.2 million of tart cherries and $1.8 million of dried plums. The p ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:54 AM
Seed conference to include wheat Wheat marketing and risk management will be discussed at the Oregon Seed Growers League's 69th annual conference Dec. 7-8 in Salem. Participants also can learn about world seed production, seed law and agricultural contracts. The topics are designed to ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:18 PM
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) -- Cranberry harvests in Wisconsin and elsewhere are meeting expectations, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year. Wisconsin is the nation's leading cranberry producer. It grows nearly 60 percent of Amer ...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:19 AM
SEATTLE (AP) -- The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday. Forecasters issued a high wind warning for the coast and northwest interior Wednesday afternoon for 25 mph to 40 mph winds with gusts to 60. They issued a wind adv ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:34 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Vandals sprayed graffiti on the walls and stairs of an Oregon auditorium where former Vice President Al Gore was scheduled to appear for a talk about global warming. Among the messages: "Don't buy false solutions," and "Climate Justice Not CO2 Tradin ...
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